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READ MORE: Five scientific reasons beer is actually good for you Camra chair Nik Antona, right, said: “The news half of people think the average price of a pint is unaffordable is a cause for concern for the future of the great British pub.” The tab for a pint is up 70% since 2008 and will rise further as the cost of energy and wages is added to the effects of the war in Ukraine, which produces much of the malting barley used in our favourite beers.

Figures released by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) show that more than a thousand pubs across the UK closed their doors in 2023.

A number of Manchester pubs and taprooms have been added to the 2024 edition of the Campaign for Real Ale's (CAMRA) Good Beer Guide, which was released today (Thursday, September 28). Across Greater Manchester there are 36 new entries to the guide including boozers in Stockport, Tameside, Bury, Salford, Bolton and Wigan.

lockdown rules could be the "death knell for many pubs”, according to CAMRA.Under the new “Tier 5” rules, while restaurants can continue to offer delivery or take away services, but pubs will no longer be allowed to sell pints to take away because of the danger of people gathering into crowds outside boozers.Camra chairman Nik Antona says that the new regulations mean that pubs’ remaining business will be destroyed by supermarkets – which are still permitted to sell alcohol."What is particularly concerning in the latest announcement,” he said, “has been the confusion around whether pubs will be able to operate on a level playing field with supermarkets and off-licences during this lockdown - as they have been able to previously."He

official Government guidance says this is to 'reduce social contact'.

Up to half of pubs across England have not reopened over safety concerns, an expert has said.